Consulting: Network Planning and Implementation

Networks and services continue to get more complex.  I can help take the guesswork out of the design, operation, and expansion of your networks and applications.  This includes many operational areas including system, network, and physical security, disaster planning and recover, policy planning and analysis, server, application and network audits, data protection, and asset management.

Networks and services need to be proactively managed and monitored.  Are they performing as expected?   Are there problems with certain machines or services?   If so what is the nature of the problem and how can it be resolved?  How are incidents detected, distributed, and then resolved?  What kind of management systems are in place to assist with all of this and what precisely is being monitored, how often, and how long are the records retained?  Are you monitoring the right things or wasting time and resources on monitoring sensors not related to problems you may experience?  How easy is it to add another server or device to your network and integrate it into your existing management infrastructure?  Are you using any automation in the handling of incidents or does everything depend on a live human to manually fix all problems?  What do longer term analysis show you in terms of system and network performance and capacity?   Will the current systems and capacities hold you for another few weeks, a few months, or a few years?

These and many similar questions are considered when planning, building, and managing modern networks.  Computer networks have become the technological heartbeat of business and consumer worlds and are as critical as electricity and water.  To continue to thrive in this interconnected world, services must be available at all times and fast enough to meet current and future demands.  I can assist with the planning, design, simplification, and implementation of these managed applications, servers, networks and workloads.